Unit 4:. Determination Weekly Theme: Unit 4: Determination Weekly Theme: A Place of My Own Selection 5: Title: My Very Own Room Author: Amada Irma Pérez

Comprehension Strategy: Monitor Comprehension Comprehension Skill: Genre: Realistic Fiction– an invented story that could have happened in real life. Comprehension Strategy: Monitor Comprehension Comprehension Skill: Plot Development: Make Predictions

Phonics: decode plurals Spelling Focus: Plurals years, twins, trays, states, ashes, foxes, inches, flies, cities, ponies, bunches, alleys, lunches, cherries, daisies Review Words: sale, rode, you’re Challenge Words: heroes, libraries

Key Vocabulary: determination – a firm purpose separate – to set apart or keep apart determination – a firm purpose storage – a place for keeping things for future use crate – a box made of pieces of wood exact – very accurate ruined – damaged greatly or destroyed luckiest – having the most good luck

Word Parts: Endings –ER, -EST Vocabulary Skills: Word Parts: Endings –ER, -EST **These endings change the meaning of the adjective they end. The ending –er at the end of an adjective means more. The ending –est at the end of an adjective means most.

Word Work: Grammar Skills: Contractions with Not A contraction is a shortened form of two words. An apostrophe takes the place of one or more letters. Some contractions are formed with the verbs be, do, have, and not. These verbs do not usually change their spellings in a contraction with not.